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Indonesian and Malagasy Speaking countries

Countries

Countries

Indonesia
Madagascar

Total No. Of Countries

11
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National Language

Indonesia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte

Second Language

East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa

Minority Language

Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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Interesting Facts

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

Similar To

Malay language
Swahili and Comorian Languages

Derived From

Malay and Dutch Languages
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Indonesian vs Malagasy Countries

Comparing Indonesian vs Malagasy countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Indonesian and Malagasy languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Indonesian is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malagasy is official language is 1

Find if Indonesian and Malagasy are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries will give you the presence of Indonesian and Malagasy languages in different countries. Along with Indonesian vs Malagasy countries, you can also compare Indonesian vs Malagasy.

Indonesian and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Malagasy as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Malagasy Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Malagasy Regulators

Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Malagasy is regulated by . Also get to learn, Indonesian and Malagasy Language History.

Indonesian and Malagasy Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Malagasy continents in which Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Malagasy. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Malagasy languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Swahili and Comorian Languages and derived from .